Her impressive height advantage allows her to have a formidable presence at the net, and she is widely considered as one of the key players in the team alongside her teammates Zhu Ting and Zhang Changning.

Yuan Xinyue started her career as a professional volleyball player in the Bayi team, which represents the People's Liberation Army in national competitions.

Her outstanding performance at the 2013 U18 World Championships, in which she was recognised as the Most Valuable Player, caught the eye of Chinese Women's Volleyball Team's head coach, Lang Ping.

Yuan was part of the Chinese national team at the 2014 FIVB Volleyball Women's World Championship in Italy, where she won the silver medal after China lost to the USA in the finals.

During the group stage held in Hong Kong, China faced the same Italy squad which defeated them in the 2018 World Championships.